Sink-cover.



S. A. GODOY.

SINK COVER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3,1915.

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S. A. GODOY.

SINK COVER.

APPLICATION HLED JUNE 3,1915.

Patented Apr. 18, 1916.

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SANDALIO ARCE GODOY, OF KEY WEST, FLORIDA.

SINK-COVER.

Application filed June 3, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SANDALIO A. GODOY, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Key West, in the county of Monroe and State of Florida, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sink-Covers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in sink covers, and the invention has for its object to provide a cover of the character specified, adapted for use with open sinks, closets, or vaults, wherein a perforate cover and a seat are provided, connected together and mounted toswing into and out of operative position, and wherein a swinging platform is arranged at the front of the sink, and connected to the seat and cover in such manner that when the user steps upon the platform the cover will be swung out of position and l the seat will be swung into position, while when the user steps off of the platform the seat will move out of operative position and the cover will move into such position.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the closet; Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1; looking in the direction of the arrows adjacent to the line; Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-8 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4. is a vertical section, with the parts in one position; Fig. 5 is a similar view with the parts in another position; Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a portion of the cover at the front thereof, and Fig. 7 is a similar view from the rear.

The present embodiment of the invention comprises a box-shaped cover, consisting of a front 1, a back 2, and sides 3 connecting the front and back. A. plate 1 is arranged on top of the box, the said plate being recessed at the front of the box, as indicated at 5, and the recess extending from near one side edge of the plate to near the other and from the front edge of the plate to near the rear edge thereof.

A cover is provided for the recess or opening 5, the said cover comprising substantially rectangular upper and lower frames 6 and 7, the frame 6 being arranged above the frame 7, and the frames are secured together in any suitable or desired manner. A sheet 8 of perforate material, as for instance, wire gauze, is arranged between the frames, the

1 said sheet closing the openings of the frames.

The frames are of such size and are so arranged, that the lower frame 7 extends beyond the upper frame 6 at each side edge Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1%, 1916.

Serial No. 31,878.

thereof, to form a flange or abutment 9, for engaging the under face of the plate a at each side of the recess 5, to limit the upward movement of the cover.

A seat 10 is rigid with the cover, the said seat having the usual opening, and the seat and the cover are arranged at a right angle with respect to each other, as shown in Figs. d and 5. The seat and cover are connected at their rear edges, and they are mounted for swinging movement in the recess 5 near the rear thereof.

A journal pin 11 is provided for supporting the seat and cover, the said pin or rod being journaled at its ends on the plate 4, and on the under surface thereof, and the pin isjournaled on the under face of the cover at the rear thereof, and at the connection between the seat and the cover. The pivot pin 11 is spaced forwardly from the rear of the opening 5, and the cover has an extension or flange 12 near its rear edge, and near the pivot pin 11, the said extension or flange being perpendicular to the plane of the seat, and the flange is of such height that when the seat is in vertical position, as shown in Fig. a, the free edge of the flange will lap upon the upper face of the plate 4 at the rear of the opening 5, to limit the swinging movement of the seat rearwardly. The seat is extended on the opposite side of the cover, as indicated at 13, and this extension is rabbeted on its upper face and at its rear edge, as indicated at 14, the rabbeted portion engaging beneath the plate a at the rear of the opening 5, to close the space between the pivot pin 11 and the rear of the opening when the seat is closed.

It will be noted from an inspection of Figs. land 7, that the ends of the flange 12 and of the extension 18 extend beyond the sides of the opening 5, and beyond the side edges of the cover and seat. Arc-shaped bars 15 are arranged in these recesses between each end of the extension 13 and the flange 12, each bar having one end secured to the under face of the flange, and the other end secured to the rabbeted portion 1a of the extension. The front 1 of the box is provided with an extension or base 16, and a standard 17 depends from the plate 4 at each. side of the opening 5. These standards are at about the center of the sides 3 of the box or cover, and the lower end of each standard is forked. A lever 18 is ournaled in the arms of the fork of each standard,

and the forward end of each leverf18i a long arm 19 and the long arm 19"'of each leverpasses through a vertical slot 20 in the front wall 1 of the cover. Each of the slots 20 is a guideway, andeach slotis inclosed by a frame 21 at the outer face of the front 1 of the cover.

It will be noticed from an inspection of Fig. 2 that the frames 21 are of greater width than the slots 20, and at its-outer face each frame has inwardly extending flanges 22, which are spaced apart from each other a distance corresponding to the Width of the adjacent slot 20. The slots 20 and the space between the flanges are just wide enough to receive the arms 19 of the elbow levers, and each lever is provided with a head 23 within the adjacent frame. These heads movebetween the flanges 22 and the outer faceof the front wall 1, and limit and guide the levers in their swinging movement. The heads also prevent longitudinal movement through the slots, 'compelling'the levers to move directly upward and downward- The heads are rigid with the arms of the levers, and the outer ends of the arms 19 of the levers are connected by a cross bar 24:, and the said bar may be integral with the arms if desired. This cross bar 24 normally rests upon the base 16, and a plate 25 is pivoted between the arms in rear of the cross bar. The plate 25 fits between the arms 19, and the plate is pivoted to the arms at the rear edge of the plate, as indicated at 26. The pivot pins pass through the arms into engagement with the. plate, thus permitting swinging movement of the forward edge of the plate with respect to the-arms' Each arm. 19 is provided at the plate and atthe lower edge of the arm with an inwardly extending flange 27, and the ends of the plate 25 rest upon these flanges. Thus the flanges limit the downward movement of the plate, but permit the plate to swing upward. The levers 18 are integrally connected at their rear ends, by a cross bar 28, and a weight 29 is secured to the cross bar 28 intermediate the ends thereof, by means of rivets'30 or the I like. The cross bar and the levers constitute a U-shaped lever or yoke, the body extending transversely of the opening 5, while the arms extend on opposite sides thereof, and the arms are pivoted intermediate their ends to the standards or depending brackets 17.

The weight 29 is a counter-balance, for counter-balancing the levers 19-19 and connected parts, and the yoke or U-shaped lever 18-28 is connected to the swinging seat and the cover by means of flexible members 31. These flexible members 31 are of rope or wire, and each memberisconnected at its lower end to th adjacent lever 18,

each flexible member is grooved 011 its convex edge, as shown in Figs. r, 5 and 7, to receive the flexible member, when the seat is closed, as shown in Fig. 5. The groove prevents disengagement of the flexible member from the convex edge of the bar, when the parts are in the position of Fig. 5. A plate 33 is hinged to the arm 19 of each elbow lever at the inner face of the front 1 of the cover. Each plate is notched or recessed at its upper end to receive the lever, and a pivot pin 24 is passed through registering bearings on the upper end of the plate and through an opening in the arm to hinge the plate to the arm. This connection 34 is semi-rigid, so that the lower end of the plate will move in contact with the inner surface of the front 1 of the cover.

The operation of the improved cover is as follows: Normally the parts stand in the position of Figs. 1 and 4, that is, with the seat in vertical position, and with the cover 67-8 against the opening 5, and closing thesame against the entrance of insects, as for instance, flies and the like. The perforate cover covers the entire opening 5 between the pivot pin 11 and the front of tllr box, while the flange 12 covers that portion of the opening behind the pivot pin. A cross bar 35 is arranged at the top of the front plate 1 of the cover, and on the inner face thereof, and the cover 6-7-8 will be in contact with this bar at the upper edge of the bar when the parts are in the position of Figs. 1 and 4. The relative weight of the parts is such as to normally cause the seat and cover to occupy the position of Fig. 4;, when there is no weight on the swinging platform. The weight of the parts, including the weight 29, causes trac tion on the flexible members 31 downward. and swings the seat into vertical position, and the cover into horizontal position. When, however, the seat and cover are relieved from the weight of the yoke 1828 and the weight 29, the seat and cover will take the position of F ig. The weight of the cover would swing the parts into this position were there no traction on the flexible member. The platform 24z-25 stands normally at a slight incline with respect to the base 16, with the outer edge of the cross bar 24 resting on the said base. Anyone intending to use the sink will step upon the plate 25 and the cross bar 24, as indicated in Fig. 5, and the weight of the user will swing the inner ends of the elbow levers downwardly, as indicated in Fig. 5. The front end of the .yoke or elbow lever 18.2S

will be swung downward, swinging up the rear end and the weight 29. The parts are so balanced that when the platform, consisting of the plates 24 and 25 is depressed, the seat will swing down into operative position, while the cover will swing down into \ertical position. When, now, as above stated, the swinging platform 2 l-25 is depressed, the strain on the flexible members 81. is relaxed, permitting the seat and the cover to swing into the position of Fig. 5. When the user steps off the platform 2425, the parts immediately return to the position of Fig. 4, the seat swinging upward into vertical position, while the cover swings upward into horizontal position, closing the opening 5. The plate 33 closes those portions of the slots 20 which are below the arms 19 of the levers. The entrance of insects, such as flies and the like is thus absolutely prevented when the sink is not in use. The levers 18, that is, the arms of the yoke are spaced far enough laterally from the opening, as are also the standards 17, that there is no obstruction within the closet below the opening of the seat. The perforated cover swings automatically into closed position as soon as the weight of the user is removed from the plate 25. It will be noticed that this plate 25 has an opening 36 at its front edge, and near the center thereof, for convenience in lifting the plate. The plate is pivoted and arranged to be lifted, in order that the space beneath the same may be kept clean.

I claim:

1. A sink cover, comprising a box having an opening in its top, a seat and a cover rigidly connected and extending at right angles to each other and arranged at the opening, said seat and cover being pivoted to the box near the rear of the opening and at the junction of the seat and cover, the cover comprising an open frame and a filling of perforate material, and the seat having an opening, said seat and cover being extended on the opposite side of the pivotal connection to close the opening in rear of the pivotal connection of the seat and cover when either is in horizontal position and over the opening, the said extensions extending beyond the side edges of the seat and cover, and arc-shaped bars connecting the extended ends of the extensions, each bar having its convex edge rearward, and the said edge of each bar being grooved, a substantially U-shaped lever arranged within the box near the bottom thereof and with its body extending transversely of the box near the rear wall thereof and with its arms extending forwardly at each side of the box,

a standard depending from the top of the box at each arm of the lever and pivoted at its lower end to the arm intermediate the ends thereof, a flexible connection between each arm of the lever near its connection with the body and the end of the adjacent arc-shaped bar connected to the extension of the cover and lying in the groove when the seat is closed, a swinging platform at the front of the box and normally resting on the supporting surface for the box at the front edge of the platform, an elbow lever at each end of the platform, each lever comprising an arm connected to the adjacent end of the platform, and an arm extending downwardly and pivoted to the front end of the adjacent arm of the U-shaped lever, the front wall of the cover being slotted vertically to permit the passage of the adjacent arms, a vertical guide at each slot, and a head on each arm engaging the adjacent gulilde to constrain the head to move vertica y.

2. A sink cover, comprising a box having an opening in its top, a seat and a cover rigidly connected and extending at right angles to each other and arranged at the opening, said seat and cover being pivoted to the box near the rear of the opening and at the junction of the seat and cover, the cover comprising an open frame and a filling of perforate material, and the seat having an opening, said seat and cover being extended on the opposite side of the pivotal connection to close the opening in rear of the pivotal connection of the seat and cover when either is in horizontal position and over the opening, arc-shaped bars connect ing the ends of the extensions, each bar having its convex edge rearwardly, a platform arranged at the front of the box, an arm at each end of the platform, a connection between the arms in front of the platform, the platform being hinged to the arms at the rear edge thereof, and the arms having flanges for preventing downward movement of the platform, levers pivoted intermediate their ends within the box and arranged at opposite sides thereof, each lever being pivoted at its front end to the adjacent arm to swing the lever when the platform is depressed, and a flexible connection between the rear end of each lever and the adjacent arc-shaped bar and connected to the bar at the end adjacent to the extension of the cover, the box being slotted vertically to permit the passage of the arms.

SANDALIO AROE GODOY.

Signed in presence of us:

WILLIE VVILLIAMS, W. HUNT HARRIS.

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